YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – HBK’s 75-year history touches upon the post-World War II boom and early business strategies that set the firm apart from others – a tradition of excellence that continues today.
It’s a story about a firm evolving and innovating amid changes in the local and national economies, pivoting and diversifying to meet marketplace challenges and demands.
Present at the beginning and central to HBK’s growth is Wallace “Wally” King, a combat pilot during World War II who returned home and cofounded the company along with Rowland Hill and William Barth.
King, who turned 101 on Oct. 31, shares his story and insights in this special 75th anniversary feature. Others helping to tell HBK’s story are principals Phil Carlon, who joined the firm in 1980; Jim Rosa, who joined in 1986; and Jim Dascenzo, who arrived at the firm in 1988.
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